Eyeglasses



G. A. ARNOLD.

EYEGLASSES.

- APPLICATION FILED OCT. I6, l9-5. mmga.

' Patented Aug 2% 195i@n GEORGE A. ARNOLD, 0F BOSTN, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T0 FREDERICK C. HERSEE, 0F BOSTON,'MASSACHUSETTS. l

EYEGLASSES.

To all ywhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. ARNOLD, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Eyeglasses, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in eye-glasses and has for its object the provision of simple, inexpensive and easily operated means'for shading the eyes from bright or glaring lights.

The eye-glasses constructed in accordance with my invention ai'e primarily useful`to automobilists to protect the eyes from the sun, search lights on other cars, or other bright lights, although they may also be used in various industries in which very bright lights, or illuminated objects or bodies are employed.

In my improved construction, the eyeshade is of transparent material and of such character that it will intercept certain of the light rays and so positioned that'it may be readily brought `into or out of the line of vision.

As an important feature of my invention, I so design the shade and its support that it-may be readily attached to the ordinary eye-glasses now in use. The body portion of the shade may be inade of colored glass, Celluloid, or other like material and the support for the shade preferably includes a pivotal connection to a clamp adapted to grip the lenses or frame of the eye-glasses.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings in which I have illustrated two embodiments of Iny invention and in which similar' reference characters indicate correshade being shown iii dotted lines in raised position; Fig. 3 is a transverse section onl -the line 3 3 of Fig. 1; Fig. e is a front elevation of a modified form; and Fig. 5 is'a transverse section onrthe line 5 5 of Fig. 4. I have illustrated my invention as applied t0 a pair of spectacles having large round Specicatioii of Letters Patent. Patented Aug, 22, 1931;'@2 Application filed October 16, 1915. Serial No. 56,1557.

lenses 10 supported in a frame 11, the latter having pivoted side bows12. The frame and bows may be of metal, Celluloid, imitation tortoise shell or any other suitable material. I do not desire to be limited in any way to the particular type of eye-glasses to which my invention is here applied as it mayibe used on those forms in which the lenses are directly connected to the bridge piece and in which there are no side bows or frame around the lenses. It may also be applied to Various forms of goggles which may be .considered merely as one form of eyeglasses. i

In thespeciiic form shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the eye-shade is in the form of a piece of celiuloid 13 out to form two circular portions 14 and a connecting portion 15. The shade is of such sizeand so designed that when in operative position, the circular portions 14 come substantially concentric with the main lenses andat a slight distance in front of the latter. The circular portions of the shade are.pr`eferably somewhat smaller than the lenses so that they do not cover the entire area of the latter. This permits the wearer to look through the lower portions of the lenses without looking through the shade if he desires. The lower part of the shade may be cut away so as. to expose a larger portion of the lenses if desired.

For connecting the shade to the eyeglasses and permitting of the desired movement of the shade into and out of operative position, I provide a clamping member 16 adapted to resilient-ly engage with and be retained by the eye-glasses. This clamp is shown'in vthe form of a strip of sheet metal bent to forni an inverted channel into which the upper edgespof the frames of the two lenses may be inserted. The side walls of the channel are suiiiciently resilient so that they grip the frame and may be retained' in place, but at't'he same time may be removed when'desired. The clamp forming strip at its ends has two forwardly and upwaidly extending'ears or flanges 17 servas the support for a transverse rod or lbnr 18 disposed substantially parallel tothe clamp member and mounted to rotate about its own axis in these flanges.

' The shade is rigidly secured to the center portion of this bar so as to swing about the'axis of the latter upon the rotation of the v etA land the sheet together.

For rotating the pivot rod and thus swinging the shades into or out of the line of vision, l provide two collars 19 and 20 upon opposite sides of one of 'the supporting flanges 17. These may engage friction tight with the opposite surfaces oi the flange and one of the collars, for instance, the outer collar 20, may serve as a Knob by which the pivot .rod may be rotated. The frictional engagement of the collars with the flange Will serve to hold the rod in any desired i 'rotated position.

and the connecting If desired, I .ay provide auxiliary frictionr means in the Jform of a coil .spring 21 set in a recess in one of the collars and having its opposite ends abutting against the flange and the base of the recess in the col-- lar. The spring, being under compression, will give the desired resistance to theA rotation of the rod. The shade, when in operative position, will be in the line of vision in front of the lenses as shown in Figs. l and 3, but when the shade is unnecessary, it may be raised to the position indicated in dotted lines in Figs 2 and Bandmay then be out of the line of vision.

By making the shade of'celluloid and the parts of thin metal asillustrated, the shade will add very little Weight to the glasses and for that reason may be left on the glasses at all times, but on cloudy days or when the wearer is not in the presence 'of glaring lights, he "may, very readily remove the clamp from the upper edge of the frame, thus restoring the glasses to their original position. The removed frame and shade may be carred in the pocket ready for use when. des1re The shade is shown in Figs. 1, 2 and' in the form of a single piece of sheet celluloid. This may be green, brown, amber or air other color, selected in accordance with the character ot the light from which the user desires to protect his eyes.

The cutting of the shade from a single piece of celluloid With the eye portions 14rsaid eye portions substantially rigid in respect to each other. It desired, the connecting portion 15 may be entirely omitted and the eye portions 14 connected directly to the pivot bar. In such a construction, the eyeportions of the shade might be adjusted toward and from each other to adapt them to the distance between pupilary centers of the glasses to which the shade isapplied. rlhis adjustment is possible in the consti-notion illustrated in Figs. l and 5. Here, l form the shade of eye-pieces 25 of glass mounted portion 15, makes thein suitable frames 26. These eye-pieces may be ot the same size as the lenses ot' the glasses or they may be smaller if desired. As shown, the i' rame 2G ot' each' eye-piece of the shade has an I uliwardly extending lug 27 adapted to be held within a clamp 28 on the nivot rod. Each clamp is formed of sheet inetal bent to present two substantially parallel gripping portions for engagement with opposite sides of" the lug and held together by `a screw able along the pivot rod 1S1 or the eye-pieces may be swung toward and from each other about the screws 29 as centers to bring the centers ol the eye-pieces into line with the centers of the lenses. The pivot rod 18n is illustrated as being supported and rotated by substantially the same construction as that shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. Although 'ni y device is primarilyfintended as a shade for the eyes, yet it is evident that the eye-pieces, particularly in the forms shown in lligs. a and 5, need not be colored and may be lenses of such power that when in the line oi vision and in combination with the main lenses, ivillfconvert the eye-glasses from distance glasses to reading glasses.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters atent is: 1. rlhe combination with a pair of eyeglasses including lenses, of a clamp adapted to detachably engage with the latter, a pivot rod having its axis in a plane substantially parallel to the plane of said lenses and Supported by said clamp, and an eye-shade carried by said pivot'rod. y

2. The combination with a pair of eyeglasses, of a substantially U-shaped clamp adapted to rictionally engage `with, said eyeglasses and be retained thereon along a line substantially tangent to the upper edges of the lenses oi said eye-glasses, and an eyshade pivotally connected to said clamp.

`3. The combination with a pair of eyeglasses, of a substantially' lll-shaped clamp adapted to frictionally engage with said eyeglasses anld be retained thereon along a line substantially tangent to the upper edges of the lenses of said eye-glasses, and a transparent member pivotally -connec4 ed to said clamp and movable into and out of the line of vision of the eye-glasses.V

l. The combination with a pair of eyeglasses, of a clamping member adapted to rictionally engage with and be retained by said eye-glasses along a line substantially tangent to the lenses above the latter, a pivot rod carried by said clamping member and substantially parallel thereto, and an eyeshadc carried by said pivot rod.

5. In combination, a substantially channel-shaped member adapted to tions of the frame of a pair oi-eye-glasses between the side 'flanges thereof and' having 29. The clamps may be adjust-` receive porin.;r a elamping member out\ vardly extending lugs or ears at its ends, a pivot rod supported in said lugs or ears, and eye-pieees carried by said pivot rod.

.In combination, a substantially channel-shaped member adapted to receive p01- tions ol' the frame of a pair of eye-glasses between the side flanges thereof and having outwardly extending lugs or ears at its ends, a pivot rod supported in said lugs or ears, and eolored transparent eye-pieces carried by said pivot rod and movable, into or out olA the line ol"v vision ol the eyeglasses.

7. In eombinalion. a substantially channel-shaped membel adapted to receive portions ol' the l'rame, ol' a pair of eye-glasses between the side llane'es thereol and be lrietionally retained thereon. and havilngr outwardlyl extendinglues or ears at its ends, a pivot rod supported in said lugs or ears, and eolored la'ansparent eyepieees carried by said pivot rod and movable into or out nl. the line oll vision ol' the. eye-glasses.

H. A\n allaehment for eye-glasses ineludine a elampine member.adapted to be seeured to the glzlssesalong the upper edge ol (he lenses. a pivot rod earried by said elanlpmel member and substantially parallel thereto. and a pieee ol' (colored sheet (zelluloid earried by said pivot rod and movable into or out olA the line ol vision ol' the eye-glasses.

i). .\n attaehment lor eye-glasses ineludadapted to be se.- ol the glasses, ai pivot said clamping member and parallel thereto, and eolored` eured lo the lrame rod earried by substantially ls'lleel.

eelluloid e \f'epieees carried by said i pivot rod and movable inte er ent ol the line of vision through the lenses oli` the eyeglasses.

l0. An attachment for eye-glasses, ineluding a clamping.,r member adapted te'be secured to the eye-glasses, a colored sheet eelluloid eye-sha de, and pivotal eonneetions between said eye-shade and said clamping member.

11. In combination, a member adapted te engage with and be, retained by a pair of eyeglasses along,r the upper edge of the lenses and haring outwardly extending lug-s or ears, a pivot rod supported in said lugs 0r ears and havingr its axis in a plane suhstantially parallel t0 the lplane ol .the lenses and colored transparent eye-pieees earried by said pivot rod and movable into or out of the line ol vision el the eyeglasses.

l2. An attaehment for eye-glasses ineludiug a clamping?r member adapted t0 be secured to the glasses along' the upper edge et the lenses, a pivot rod carried by said clampimgY member and substantially parallel thereto and havinga slot extendingr lengthwise thereolh. and a' piece ol eolored sheet celluloid extending through said slot and carried by said pivot rod and movable into er out of the line ot' vision of the eye-glasses.

Signed at lValtham in the county of Middlesex, and State ol lvassaehusetts this thirteenth day of October` A. D. 1915.

GEORG II iA. ARN( )LD W itnesses i Manx' R. HARRIS, Sx'nn, L. COX. 

